Yaroslavsky Station72 viewsAn architectural landmark and a still-busy railroad station. Built 1902-04. Trains headed east of Moscow leave from here.

Trans Siberian, at the Siberia-Manchuria border67 viewsThe border crossing at Chita. The train tracks in China are a different gauge from the ones in Russia, so when passenger trains cross the border, they switch the bogies under the carriages. That process is what is shown here, and this crane has since been replaced by a more efficient set of them.

Trans Siberian, at the Siberia-Manchuria border66 views

Helsinki-Saint Petersburg train62 viewsJust before leaving Helsinki. I helped a couple of people out by smuggling some cash from a man to his wife in what was Leningrad at that time.

The Hermitage61 views

Entering Listvyanka61 views

Irkutsk61 views

View of south-eastern Siberia58 viewsOn the way to Manchuria.

Border crossing at Vaalimaan/Rajanylityspaikka57 viewsGoing from Finland into what was the USSR at the time.